a prayer for Moore, Oklahoma
O God, hear our prayers: for teachers who became tornado shelters as they covered their children with their bodies; of parents whose hearts shattered at the sight of the bearer...
View Articlecapernaum (Luke 7:1-10)
in the child sleeping at the shelter, dreaming of a job for her dad and an apartment for her family. . . in the mother helping her son with his...
View Articlethe coin (Luke 15:8-10)
the world,in a dither (as always) dumps out her purse, trying to find the car keys & the piece of paper with the estate sale's address,never...
View Articleanathoth (Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15)
hope isthe pool of cool water found on the driest, hardest days of the journey, where i can be refreshed with life;the needle and thread held gently...
View Articlesycamore street (Luke 19:1-10)
when the ragtagged fellow came by with his empty cup held out, looking for a cool drink on the hottest day of the year, i turned on the hose very...
View Articleshake, rattle, and roll (Haggai 1:15b-2:9)
shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, the dry lands - shake them until your peace covers creation like a carpet of autumn leaves, and your...
View Articleoxymoron (Reign of Christ/Christ the King - C)
King of kings Lord of lords Glory Hallelujah! really? are these word just a neat, peppy praise song, fun to sing but empty of meaning? no kings around here that i know of, but a lot of...
View Articleedge-y (Advent 2-A)
at the river's edge, we rub elbows with the piously righteous, jostling for the best position to hear the camel-coated, slicked-hair, bow-tied...
View Articlestill waters (Baptism of the Lord)
like water skimmers, we simply glide along the smooth facade of our lives, till you come running up, diving right in, coming up with rivulets caressing your big grin, as you splash water in our eyes so...
View Articlewaiting, you waited (Psalm 40:1-3)
hearing my squawk of surprise and then my wails of wretchedness, you came running, stopping at the crumbling edge; you reached down and clasped my...
View Articleideally (Isaiah 9:1-4)
we would carry the Light into the shadowed corners rather than sticking it all on a tree once a year; we would distich ourselves to others,...
View Articleblessings (Matthew 5:1-12)
give me, O God, this day: humility, so i can see you in the most vulnerable; a cup to catch the tears of all who weep; an arm for the longanimous to...
View Articlefulfillment (Matthew 5:13-16)
"you are the methylchloroisothiazolinone of the earth," just doesn't have the same oomph, does it? so may we be the jalapenos in a world content with...
View Articlereward (Matthew 5:38-48)
our reward for being strong (and foolish) enough to try living your way? toothless, we can sit down at your Table to let those we don't like...
View Articleup here (Matthew 17:1-9)
if it was up to us we would metamorphose you into a cockroach, so you could be the star in the traveling flea circus; download you onto that...
View Articlethe hounds (Psalm 23:6a)
Only goodness and steadfast love shall pursue me all the days of my life (JPS TANAKH Translation) pacing myself for the marathon, i slowly start out on the journey,...
View Articlethe watchdog (John 11:33)
he comes on padded feet, sniffing the wind, recognizing the smell of the Threatening One who would steal away his best...
View Articlepoem/prayer for April 27, 2014 (John 20:19-31)
they lie just under the bed, doubt bunnies waiting patiently for me to get dressed for faith, so they can cling to my pants and socks,...
View Articlethe stranger (Luke 24:13-35)
to the woman who had no more tears to shed after crying night after night after night, and to her husband who had no more words to offer that might be...
View Articlestained glass shepherd
in the silence and security of this holy place, i stare at the window where you are encased, the bright sun illuminating you tenderly...
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